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Lee Dorsey was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his hits "Ya Ya" and "Working in the Coal Mine". He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 24, 1926. He began his career as a boxer, but soon switched to music, and in 1956 he signed with Imperial Records. Dorsey released his first single, "Rockin' Chair", in 1959, and it became a hit. He followed it up with the hits "Ya Ya" and "Do-Re-Mi", both of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also had success with the songs "Ride Your Pony" and "Working in the Coal Mine". Dorsey's career was interrupted by a stint in the Army, but he returned to music in the late 1960s and released several more singles, including "Holy Cow" and "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky". He also released several albums, including "Yes We Can" and "Night People". Dorsey died on December 2, 1986, at the age of 59. He was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Popular As Irving Lee Dorsey
Occupation soundtrack
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 24 December, 1926
Birthday 24 December
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death December 1, 1986
Died Place New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality United States

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1980

He still toured regularly, though, and in 1980 was one of the acts on The Clash's US tour.

1965

It wasn't until 1965, however, that he had another hit, "Ride Your Pony". The next year he had his biggest-selling record, "Working in a Coal Mine". That was followed by several lesser hits over the years.

1961

New Orleans-born Lee Dorsey was a former boxer who turned rock singer. He had a minor hit for a local New Orleans record company that resulted in a contract with Fury Records, a nationally distributed label. In 1961 he recorded the catchy "Ya Ya", which went to the #1 spot on the US charts. A follow-up record, "Do-Re-Mi", was a smaller hit.

1950

Although Dorsey had several major hits in the 1950s and 1960s, when the label he recorded for, Fire Records, went out of business in 1963, he went back to what he had been doing before he became a singer: working in an auto-body shop. In 1965 record producer Allen Toussaint, who had worked with Dorsey in the early 1960s, returned from a two-year hitch in the army, he looked up Dorsey and signed him to another contract. His biggest hit to date, "Working in a Coal Mine", came out in 1966, but he was unable to capitalize on its success and his follow-up records didn't do much. He eventually returned to the auto-body shop business.

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